Provolone Mandarino Gran Riserva is a pear-shaped, pulled curd 'pasta filata' cheese, matured for a minimum of 9 months, during which the curd is pulled and twisted to give it a soft, elastic, stringy quality. Flavour is delicate until 3 months beyond which it becomes intense and spicy as the ripening proceeds on. This cheese is made from either pasturized or raw cow's milk.